Introduction Barrington is statistically one of the best parts of Rhode Island based upon the fact that it is wealthier than most of the state and has census averages well above the state averages. Barrington is a great community to raise and educate children in the state of Rhode Island. Below we analyzed Barrington based upon its environment, demographics, income, family, health & safety.
Environment & Geography Barrington is a small town in Bristol County, Rhode Island. It is located 7 miles Southeast of the RI capital of Providence, and 44 miles South of Boston, Massachusetts. Barrington has a population of 16,310 as of the 2010 census. It is known for its high performing schools and beautiful houses and water views. Many people grow up in Barrington tend to raise their children there.
Demographics Statistically, Barrington is very much ahead of the rest of the state in terms of low dropout and suspension rates, yet it is nowhere near as diverse. The town is 96.4% white, 0.7% African American, 1.8% Asian, and 1.1% Latino. Only 8.6% of the population speak a language other than English, compared to 21.0% in the state of Rhode Island. As of 2010, the town is 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The median age for the town is 44.1 years old.
Income/ Poverty Poverty is a nearly inexistent in Barrington, in fact it is known to be an affluent town. The median income of a family from 2008-2012 is $132,153 while state wide it is $68,326 which is nearly half of Barrington family incomes. With wealth we can only assume better health such as proper food being provided for these children. only 2% of children take advantage of the school breakfast program while 39% state attended. Poverty is not an issue for Barrington students.
Family Of the 4,597 children occupying Barrington, only 11% live in single-family homes compared to 30% for the rest of Rhode Island. Barrington is very much family oriented as it is a safe community to raise children, and is a high ranking school district. The median family income is more than $10,000 higher than the rest of the state. Barrington is a very affluent community that is greatly involved in the education of their children, which is shown through the high level of student performance and achievement.
Health & Safety The overall health and safety of Barrington is greater than the health and safety of the state of Rhode Island as a whole. I know that health is important to Barrington residents because in 2013 of 348 children who were younger than 19 had Medical Assistance compared to the totatal state wide of 96,215. Additionally our infant mortality rate from 2006 until 2012 is inexistent in Barrington, compared to the state having a rate of about 16 per everything thousand through out Rhode Island. The health of the Barrington community compared to Rhode Island shows that parents cares and is able to provide more based on the information i was presented by Kidscount. The community of Barrington is place that parents choose to live in for the safety that the small community provides for their family. The amount of child abuse and neglect per 1,000 children in Barrington is roughly 2 from 2012 to 2013, while state wide it is roughly 14 per 1,000 children. Additionally the amount of incarcerated parents from 2010 until 2013 are 0 per 1,000 children, while state wide having incarcerated parents is more common such as 11 parents per 1,000 children.
Introduction
Barrington is statistically one of the best parts of Rhode Island based upon the fact that it is wealthier than most of the state and has census averages well above the state averages. Barrington is a great community to raise and educate children in the state of Rhode Island. Below we analyzed Barrington based upon its environment, demographics, income, family, health & safety.
Environment & Geography
Barrington is a small town in Bristol County, Rhode Island. It is located 7 miles Southeast of the RI capital of Providence, and 44 miles South of Boston, Massachusetts. Barrington has a population of 16,310 as of the 2010 census. It is known for its high performing schools and beautiful houses and water views. Many people grow up in Barrington tend to raise their children there.
Demographics
Statistically, Barrington is very much ahead of the rest of the state in terms of low dropout and suspension rates, yet it is nowhere near as diverse. The town is 96.4% white, 0.7% African American, 1.8% Asian, and 1.1% Latino. Only 8.6% of the population speak a language other than English, compared to 21.0% in the state of Rhode Island. As of 2010, the town is 47.8% male and 52.2% female. The median age for the town is 44.1 years old.
Income/ Poverty
Poverty is a nearly inexistent in Barrington, in fact it is known to be an affluent town. The median income of a family from 2008-2012 is $132,153 while state wide it is $68,326 which is nearly half of Barrington family incomes. With wealth we can only assume better health such as proper food being provided for these children. only 2% of children take advantage of the school breakfast program while 39% state attended. Poverty is not an issue for Barrington students.
Family
Of the 4,597 children occupying Barrington, only 11% live in single-family homes compared to 30% for the rest of Rhode Island. Barrington is very much family oriented as it is a safe community to raise children, and is a high ranking school district. The median family income is more than $10,000 higher than the rest of the state. Barrington is a very affluent community that is greatly involved in the education of their children, which is shown through the high level of student performance and achievement.
Health & Safety
The overall health and safety of Barrington is greater than the health and safety of the state of Rhode Island as a whole. I know that health is important to Barrington residents because in 2013 of 348 children who were younger than 19 had Medical Assistance compared to the totatal state wide of 96,215. Additionally our infant mortality rate from 2006 until 2012 is inexistent in Barrington, compared to the state having a rate of about 16 per everything thousand through out Rhode Island. The health of the Barrington community compared to Rhode Island shows that parents cares and is able to provide more based on the information i was presented by Kidscount.
The community of Barrington is place that parents choose to live in for the safety that the small community provides for their family. The amount of child abuse and neglect per 1,000 children in Barrington is roughly 2 from 2012 to 2013, while state wide it is roughly 14 per 1,000 children. Additionally the amount of incarcerated parents from 2010 until 2013 are 0 per 1,000 children, while state wide having incarcerated parents is more common such as 11 parents per 1,000 children.
Works Cited
Rhode Island Kids Count. (n.d.). 2014 Factbook. Retrieved from http://www.rikidscount.org/matriarch/documents/Barrington2014.pdf
Bureau, U. S. Census. “American FactFinder - Community Facts.” N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Oct. 2014.
EDC 102H 2010. “Barrington High School.” 11 Nov. 2010. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.
EDC 102H 2010. “Barrington Community Report.” 15 Nov. 2010. Web. 1 Oct. 2014.